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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-08-06
i. o. G. It. COLUMN.
Edited andCOnducted by the Independent
Order of Good Templars.
Lonely McMinnville.

If all the prohibitionists were to
leave McMinnville for two months
what would be the result? Answer:
No Sunday schools; all the churches
would stand closed; the colleges
would not open for lack of teachers +;
the banks would be silent as the bur-
ried treasures of California thehotels
and well nigh all the business houses
of town would stand closed the drug
stores and doctor shops would be
''helloed" in vain; the factory hands
in and around town, if any should re-
main, would long in vain for the
daily call tohonest and profitable la
Dor sweet woman's angel voice and
form would hardly ever be expected
on the streets during that time; the
MUSES. would hang their harps upon
the willows-no, they would 60 NTH
us. And oh! who would perform the
last sad rites over the little uncon-
scious bodies of the children Of the
liquor men ? Would the saloon-keeper
be chosen to attend the funeral rites Of
the dead wife? Would it be the
politician who has cursed the minis
ter of God who received her into the
Church?
Liquor men, look at these facts and
remember that some of your own
wives, mothers, sisters and children
would be with the prohibitionists in
the event supposed above. What
would remain in McMinnville if all
the prohibitionists should leave =?
Answer: Open saloons, a few open
offices, and a lone printing Office to
tell the sad storyif it should choose to
do so. A few fence riders, here and
there a lonely old bachelor, and, per-
haps, some disappointed lawyers-a
few poor fellows who have been I'M
able to see the real issue. Would not
the liquor friends (?) themselves pray
for deliverance from the horrid lone
illness? Would not some sharp law
yer institute suit Immediately for the
return of the once hated prohibition
ists-but stop, honorable lawyer-the
court himself is gomez.
N. B. We will make corrections
if any of the above statements do not
accord with the..facts. l.. o. G. T.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-08-06
The Ladies of McMinnville.

Their names, their prayers, their
sweet influence, their hearts and the
noble and glorious purpose Of their
lives are out spoken for prohibition
Is there a woman in McMinnville on
the liquor and saloon side of this great
revolution?
What does the New Era mean by
the thrust at Northern ladies in last
weeks issue, calling them "short.
haired sisters Of the North 2" Is il
not an insult to our noble Northern
sisterhood who are working heartand
hand with the ladies of the South fol
prohibition? The liquor advocate:
must indeed be desperate when they
lose sight of those courtesies with
which the sacred name of woman
should ever be linked.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-08-06
Where Do You Stand d?

The Waco (Texas) Advance fur
nishes the following:
An influential lawyer was ap-
preached by a friend who said /:
"You have not as yet defined your DO
sition on Prohibition. l would like
to know where you stand" The
lawyer made his reply: 81 will give
you the information you want with
out directly stating what side l am
on. On one side of this question /
see the ministers of the gospel, near
ly the entire membership of all Chris
tan churches, the ladies, most of the
teachers, three fourths of the lawyers,
an equal proportion of the doctors,
and an overwhelming majority of
the best citizens of the country,
white and colored. On the other
side | see the saloon keepers, the
gamblers, the prostitutes, nearly all
the foreigners and the ignorant ne
groes, with a small sprinkling of the
better class Of our citizenship. You
can easily judge from this statement
as to what side I am on"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-08-06
Straw.

Tullahoma Guardian.
We cannot vouch for the following,
but it comes to us from a reliable
source. A meeting was held al a
place called Concord, near Readyville,
Rutherford County, a week or two
ago, at which there were about 70 or
so persons. After an anti-prohibi-
ton speech which was not answered,
a call was made to form q Prohibi-
ton Club, when every man in the
crowd except the speaker gave his
name for membership. Verify, the
ants are not having it all their own
way in the,good county of Ruther-
ford.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-08-06
What Do We Think

Liquor as a beverage is the DEVILS
concubine, and their children are
"envy, murder, debate, deceit, malig-
nifty, backbiters, haters of God, pride,
inventors of evil things" i. e. such as
still houses and saloons. These evil
children of old satan are trying tc
win over and adopt the sons and
daughters of men into the liquor con
cubinage of the household of the
devil.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-08-06

Howard, the philanthropist, was
standing one day near the door of a
printing office, when he heard some
dreadful oaths and curses from a
public-house opposite. Buttoning his
pocket up before he went into the
street, he said to the workmen near
him, always do this when | hear
men swear as l think hat any one
who can take Gods name in vain
can also steal, or do anything else
that is bad.n
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-08-06

Faults of digestion cause disor-
ders of the liver, and the whole sys-
tenn becomes deranged. Dr.. j. H.
McLean's Strengthening Cordial and
Blood Purifier perfects the process
of digestion and assimilation, and
thus makes pure blood. Sold by DR..
w. H. Fleming.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-08-06
HOPE VILLA, La, Nov. LIST, 1886.

MEssRs. A. T. SHALLENBERGER & Co.
Rochester, Pa, Gents.-I received a sam
pie bottle of your Antidote for Malaria last
spring and have tested it fully in my own
case. After failing utterly with quinipe, it
has cured me permanently, and | would
take it before any remedy whatever.
There is no unpleasant effect while using,
and it leaves none. If you could sell at a
low price, if for Introductory purposes only,
it would be bread upon the waters" later,
when the world finds it must have it.
Very truly yours, j. S. WEBSTER.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-08-06

err, until now there are only twenty
six cases, old and new, on the dock
ct, of which eleven only stand for
hearing. And they are of such char
acter that the whole business of next
October term can be dispatched in
three or four days.
Before Prohibition the Jail fees av-
eraged over $3.50 per month. Now
they are less than $25 per month.
For months at a time there is no one
in Jail. There are now only two in
Jail, a negro for stealing, and a white
man for selling liquor.
Before Prohibition
Court expenses for eight weeks
(April and October) were per
annum. $5,76O
- l,OUO
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-08-06

There are five murders and fifty
fights in that barrel" said an Indian,
pointing to a cask Of whisky and
his estimate was none too high.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-08-06

The farmers friend has for many
years been DIR. j. H. McLean's Vol
canic Oil Liniment, for horses, cattle,
hogs and sheep. 1t has proved its
worth in thousands of cases. For
sale by w. H. Fleming.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-08-06

When you are constipated with
loss of appetite, headache, take DR.. j..
III. McLean's Little Liver and Kid
ney Pillets, they are pleasant to take
and will cure you. Is cents a vial.
Sold by DR.. w. H. Fleming.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-08-06

The sign Beware of the dog" is
not hung up "that he who runs may
read, but " that he who reads may
rum
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-08-06
POISON N 1EEAsHES
What the Mt. Lebanon Shakers
Found-Incident in the His.
tory Of a Quiet COmmunityy

The Mount Lebanon New
York; Shakers are a quiet COM
munity, secluded from the fret
and worry of the outside world.
They are widely known, how.
ever, for their strict honor and
probity in business.
The Shakers believe that ma
ture has aremedyfor every dis
ease. Afewh have been found
the rest are as yet unknown.
Many were discovered by acct
dent. Others came to light as
the result ofpatient experiment
and research.
Nervous Dyspepsia Is a COM
paratively new disease, growing
out of the conditions of modern
life. 1t is a joint affection of
the digestive organs and of the
nervous system. These two
were formerly 1'eated as sepa-
rate ailments, and it was left
for the clear-sighted Shakers
to prove that the basis of this
terrible and often fatal compli-
cation lies chiefly in the disord-
cred and depraved functions of
digestion and nutrition. They
reasoned thus:-"If we can in
duce the stomach to do its
work, and stimulate the excre-
tive organs to drive out of the
body the poisonous waste mat
tiers which remain after the life
giving elements of the food
have been absorbed, we shall
have conquered Nervous Dys-
pepsia and Nervous Exhaust
ion. And they were right.
Knowing the infallible power
Of Shaker Extract (Seigel's
'yrup) in less complicated
'hough similar diseases,
they resolved to test it fully
in this. To leave no ground
for doubt they prescribed the
remedy in hundreds of cases
which had been pronounced In
curable-with perfect success
in every instance where their
directions as to living and diet
were scrupulously followed
Nervous Dyspepsia and Ex-
haustion is a peculiarly Ameri-
can disease. To a greater or
less extent half the people of
this country suffer from it.
both sexes and all ages. In no
country in the world are there
SO many insane asylums filed
to Overlooking, all resulting
from this alarming disease. Its
leading symptoms are these:
Frequent or continual head
ache; a dull pain at the base
of the brain; bad breath; nau-
seous quotations; the rising
of sour and pungent fluids to
the throat; a sense of oppress-
ion and faintness at the pit of
the stomach; fatulence; wake
fulness and loss of sleep; dis
gust with food even when
weak fromthe need oft; sticky
or Shiny matter on the teeth or
in. the mouth, especially on ris.
ing in the morning; furred and
coated tongue; dull eyes; cold
hands and feet; constipation
dry or rough skin inabilityto
fix the mind on any labor call
ing for continuous attention
and oppressive and sad fore
bodings and fears.
All this terrible GROUP
Shaker Extract (Seigel''
) Syrup removes by its pos
tive, powerful, direct We
painless and gentle action upol
|. the functions Of digestion ant
assimilation. Those element
of the food that build up ant
; strengthen the system are sen
upon their mission, while al
waste matters (the ashesof life
fre) which unremoyed, poisol
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-08-06
A Ringing Shot from Dalton, Georgia

Chattanooga Herald.
The following letter was written to
a prominent citizen of Chattanooga
by Ben E. Green, of Dalton, who is
well and favorably known there, and
whose figures cannot be disputed. 1t
is in accord with the universal ex-
p~erience Of every city that has tried
Prohibition
DALTON, GA, July Is, 1SS7-Dear
sir: Yours asking for points and
facts, showing results of Prohibition
in this town and county, received
last night, and reply delayed to get
from the ordinary and Clerk of the
Superior Court the exact figures as
follows:
The cost for holding the SUI
perior Court is for jurors,
bailiff, clerk, and sheriff,
per $1,000
For incidentals, (estimated). ..... 1000
Total per day,.""""........"....".Sl20.0 O
Before Prohibition the court sat
twice a year april and Ociober), all
four, and frequently five weeks at
each session, and many cases were
mot reached" Since Prohibition its
sessions have been shorter and short.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-08-06

When l see the moderate drinker
indulging in his occasional glass, and
looking down with a contemptuous
smile on the fanatical temperance
people, l know that he is sailing close
along the rocks of intemperance, and
that his only safe course is to stand
from the danger.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-08-06

The time is coming when the pure
things shall live, and the base shall
die, when the side which God takes
shall prevail.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-08-06

Since Prohibition
Court expenses for two
weeks april and Octo-
ber), are per annum Isl $50
jail observation-disclosures. $50
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-08-06

When l see a young man leaving
the pure influences of the home circle,
and spending his hours in places
where drink and gambling have
their program, although he may be
present only as a spectator, yet !
tremble for his safety, and long to
warn him to stand out from the dan
ger.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-08-06

Saving the county in court
expenses and Jail fees per
dnuum.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-23
We Have the Tribe.

Bulletin de ''Imprimeric et de la LibTairie.
The tenuitv. softness and strength of
the paper manufactured in China have
sometimes given Il the name of silk
paper. Many persons, deceived by the
appearance or the name. really think the
paper il made of silk; but careful ex-
animation shows that il is of vegetable
origin. IL was toward the end of the
first century of our era that a mandarin
OF the palace distinguished physicist
discovered the secret of reducing the
bark of a few trees, al well as old
fabrics, into IA very fine pulp, by boiling
them in water. Out of this pulp he made
various kinds of paper. At present cha,
which is the Chinese name for paper, Is
made of various materials. IL ~ made
of hemp, of the bark Of the mulberry
and several other plants, especially the
bamboo, of the bark of the cotton plant.
of rice and wheat straw. and of the
membrane found in the cocoons OF silk
WORMS.
Sometimes the substance is wholly
bamboo. la this ease IL is taken from
the largest canes, the shoots of the
preceding year. After taking off the
green epidermis of these. they are split
into straight pieces. six or seven feet
long. which are allowed 10 set for fort
night in a muddy pond. They are after
wards washed III clean water and spread
out in dry ditch. Then they are re-
duced to "A harl. which. after being
bleached and dried la tine SUI, il thrown
into large boilers. and being boiled there
in is pounded i'm mortars until 81 Is re-
duced to fluid. pulp. To this pulp is
added definite proportion of gum
that the Chinese extract, through
maceration. from plant tina; produces
long and little shoots, and the epidernis
of which il smooth and j. knwn in China
under the name of HOtOHg
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-23
John Thompson Coming.

John Thompson. the comedian, will be
with us on Tuesday night of next week.
Speaking of his appearance in that city
the Raleigh ~. c. Ne3es dnd Obscrcer
SAYS
Last night John Thompson, who had
promised To make the people laugh at
that time. went to Metropolitan Hall.
and in an extravaganza. in which there
was philosophy as well n fun. kept his
promise To the letter He took the au-
dien. Naform They "roared." they
laughed stthey got tired and wanted
Ia rest -oiias half wished they had not
come. John T. Thompson Is a gcnius.
He can personate any character-the
ridicuions side Of IT, and while present
ing il faithfully will make YOU laugh he
cause il Is 30 well done. All kinds of
music il made. and AN entertainment
that will almost cure the dyspepsia is
made up of the many specialties.
If good laugh * wanted John
Thomp"n is the party to apply to
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-23
GERMANY'S JUBILEE.
EMPEROR WILLIAMS NINE
TIETH BIRTHDAY.
Reioicinss al the Capital Berlin Speaaidly Deco
rssed-E Great Procession OF School chii-
dren congratuistins the aged
Monarch

BERLIN, March 22-Tht ninetieth an
niversary of the Emperor Williams :
birth was ushered in by the pealins of
joy bells in all the churches and the
tower of the Town Hall. and the sound
ing of chorsils. The city is decorated as
il never was before. Garlanis, flags.
laurels, festoons of evergreen. bright
drapery and brilliant carpets are hung
ON every conspicuous spot where orna-
ment can be made 10 add To the jovous
appearance of the town. Conspicuous
by the extreme elegance Of their decora-
tions are the Royal Academy and Uni
versity buildings and the city residence
of Crown Prince Frederick William.
The monument of Frederick tine Great is
covered with wreaths and flowers.
Wherever there is a bust or statue of the
Emperor in shop window or other ex-
posed place. it is buried in flowers. The
people are all ont in holiday attire and
the streets are thronged.
Early in the day special memorial re
ligiouS services were held in all the
churches and synagogue, and the etlifces
were crowded in every cast. Children
from all the schools in the city went in
procession. accompanied by bands of
music. 10 church services. The students
procession past the place was grand
affair. They went in carriages. of which
there were several hundred in line. car
ried bright banners of various schools
and college societies and associations. and
were accompanied by many bands play
ing music and arrayed in gorgeuos
medical costumes. The long line of
carriages was preceded and followed by
students ON horseback. Passing the
palace the hand played the national an
them ''PreussenIied" and -Wacht am
Rheiu. ti.e students ali singing to- the
music.
The EHape-rpr appeared AT a winsIow
as the PROGRESSION was moving past. and
bowed. remaining there a considerable
time. The great crowd in the street
gave him an ovation. the multitude
cheering itself hnarse, waving hats and
handkerchiefs- All members of the Inn
PeriaI family and all their princeIy
guests drove in procession to the palace
AMI personally rendered their congratu-
lations to the Emperor. The procession
WIS cheered by the crowds in the streets
The rain storm which set in at , O'Clock
and lasted until q had scarcely any eff
feet upon the crowds of enthusiastic
Germans who thronged the streets The
illuininations, tonight, throughout the
city are superb. An especially striking
feature is picture one hundred yards
long AMI twenty yards wide. in front of
the Academy OF Arts. depicting events
in the Ernperor's life. Bismarck and
Won Moltke say that they have received
a wonderful reward for services, the
character of which is as yet unknown
All societies of the departments were
decorated by the Emperor. In receiving
the household deputation the Emperor
said - have reached this age b. the
Grace of God. and if the Lord helps NE
and wants me to. | may live to STE
another year.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-23
SHERMAN AT BIRMINGHAM.
Protection f;,s otaiy Political Theme a
Ifis speech ClviI E-isht--

Protection f;ss. Dniy Political Theme of
Ills speech C3xiI I-i.h hts
BIRaINGHAN. Ala. March 22.-cen-
ator John Sherman. OF Ohio. arrived here
YESTERDAY = with mis- private secretary and
a single news papar correspondent, nav
ing come directly from Jacksonville.
Fla. Senator Sherman spent his first day
here quietly On account of the cold
drizzly weather. but to-day was plea
SAINT. Accompanied by ex-senator Viii
tiam Warner, and other citizens. he
spent the day looking at the various
mines and manufactures in and about
the city. This evening. after much im-
pOrtunity. hc consented to speak. and
was greeted at o Brien's Opera House by
over 200 people. His speech was entirely
comparison, except Git could be consid-
cred AN exception that he alluded to the
tariff. advocating Protection for develop
ment of the latent resources of the South.
He confined himself mainly To the topic.
incidentally felicitating the people of
Birmingham upon the possession of re-
sources which if evolved from the soil
would produce future of prosperity
more brilliant than ever pictured in the
tales of the Arabian Nights.
The incident of Shernan's stay here
which il most talked of is this: The
proprietor of the hotel where the Sena-
tor first stopped. refused to allow dele
cation of cOlored men to lie received in
the Senator'S room. Senator Sherman
Immediately paid his bill and went to
anotner hotel. He Will leave tomorrow
morning for Nashville. where he is To
speak on tine eth, upon the invitation of
Republican members oi the Tennessee
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-23
STEEL FOR THE CRUISERS.
bids Opened for Gun Forgings and steel
Aruior.

bids Opened for Gun Forgings and steel
Armor.
WAsHIsGToN. March 22-Bids We're
opened at noon to-day in the office of the
Secretary of the Navy for / 1.3i0 tons of
steel gun forgings and 4. 800 tons of steel
armor plate for the completion of ves-
sells now under construction by the De
partmcnt. The bids for the $40 tons Of
gun steel forgings were az follows: Cam
bria Iron Company. Ssal .5i3.9o: Midvals
Steel Company. 81 80. .240: Bethlehem
Iron Company. s9os, ,230.!9. For steel
arnior plate, about 4 800 tons. there We're
but two bids. as follows Bethlehem
Iron Company, s3.6i0. .07.J0; Cleveland
Rolling Mill Company, sf.02I $50.
The proposals of the Bethleham Conn
pany We're accompanied with a memo
randuIn stating that the prices named
were based ON the condition set out in
the advertisement of Aug. 2lst last. The
company adds that their bids cover both
the armor plate and gun forging. and
should therefore receive preference. all
things being equal
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-23
4 New Bnrean.


One OF the acts of the retiring Con
gu.-ss has not been noted - far. but,
though not large item in itself. ii j. the
entering wedge of subsequent legislation
which will be of the highest importance
70 the country. II II the item i'm the leg
islatiye appropriation bill which allows
of the expenditure Of $4,000 by the Bu-
reau Of Labor for the collection OF sta
tisfics Of and relating "a marriage and
divorce ia the several States and Terri
tories. and ia the District of Columbia. {"
This gives the opportunity. which has
heretofore not existed. To obtain reason
ably accurate statistics Of what h goiug
On az concerns the integrity Of the family
throughout the whole country. This will
lee a department. under Colonel Wright,
in the work of the Bureau of Labor aud
il one Of the results Of persistent
work which the National Divorce
League has done. under the direction OF
it, secretary, Rev. s. w. Dixie. Colonel
Wright has already formulated plans
which are likely TO make this new
branch Of the Labor Bureau the channel
fox1oae Of the ulost valuable reports
whtah have vet come from his hands. IL
viii be the gathering of facts whose
study wiIisnggest wise legislation ia he
futcre.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-23
The Missouri Raging.

BISMARCK, OAK. March 22.-The Mis-
souri, fell about I2 inches last night, and
this morning il stood at the high water
mark Of 1881. Railroad men and de-
tanned passengers Were thinking they
would have quick relief. when thu
water began to rise again and it has
risen a foot since. The rise at this point.
over body of water six miles in width.
l. marvellous. \ train from the East
was DELAYED twenty minutes this after
noon by rise in Apple creek, three
miles east. IL the water i'm this creek
rises much more il will he impossible for
trains TO come to bismarck There Is no
longer any doubt of the drowning of the
jackson family at Painted Woods. faith
err mother and two children.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-23
Very Trying weather Up North.

rain. sleet and snow storm has prustrat-
ed the telegraph wires in all directions
and the TRANSMISSION Of dispatches much
delayed. Communication with the West
Is almost entirely cut off. Chicago, Ds.-
troit. Cincinnati, st. Louis, Cleveland.
Toledo, Louisville and indianapolis arr
entirely cut off South of Washington
there l. also a temporary suspension of
telegrsphing- Rain, sleet and SHOW has
fallen ut Boston. Albany, Buffalo. Cleve-
land and PhiIadelphia